Henry Detouche - Les Péchés Capitaux - 1900

Collective work - Henry Detouche — The Seven Deadly Sins — Collection of Ten Bookshop — 1900.

This is a collective volume bringing together several fin-de-siècle authors around a classic literary and moral theme. The texts reflect the Symbolist and Decadent aesthetics of the late 19th century, marking the transition to Art Nouveau. The work was produced amid the artistic ferment of Paris in the 1900s, exploring the allegorical representation of human vices.

Henry Detouche (1854–1913) was a French painter, draughtsman, engraver, and writer associated with the Symbolist and Art Nouveau movements. Renowned for his fantastical and erotic depictions of women, he illustrated numerous art editions at the turn of the century. His refined, elegant style is characterized by allegorical compositions in subtle hues and sinuous lines.

The book offers a literary and satirical reflection on the flaws of human nature through poetic personifications of the seven deadly sins.

14 pages